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John F. Di Leo 
Singer-Songwriter Taylor Swift had three concert dates in Austria cancelled last week when authorities discovered that at least two or three, or possibly more, jihadists had planned a mass killing event outside one of the concerts.
Joe Buckstop, an aging, corrupt old fool, somehow becomes president in his basement, and every night, an aide has to bring him his soup and discuss the events of the day as he prepares to receive his nightly meds…
Political Satire: Having trouble surviving these times? You’re not alone. Join us in columnist John F. Di Leo’s exploration of an alternate universe, where we imagine the impossible: Joe Buckstop, an aging, corrupt old fool, somehow becomes president in his basement, and every night, an aide has to bring him his soup and discuss the …
Political Satire: Having trouble surviving these times? You’re not alone. Join us in columnist John F. Di Leo’s exploration of an alternate universe, where we imagine the impossible: Joe Buckstop, an aging, corrupt old fool, somehow becomes president in his basement, and every night, an aide has to bring him his soup and discuss the …
The latest scandal to arise from the muck of the national Democratic Party concerns Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff. The Daily Mail broke a story about his love life BK (Before Kamala), and political reporters are trying to decide how to address it. Should the earlier life of a presidential candidate’s husband matter? Sure. But …
Having trouble surviving these times? You’re not alone. Join us in columnist John F. Di Leo’s exploration of an alternate universe, where we imagine the impossible
When viewers all over the world watched the 2024 Paris Olympics open, they were shocked to see a blasphemous tableau in which Jesus Christ and the Twelve Apostles were painted as drag queens and transsexuals. Caught in this monument to impropriety, the “Powers That Be” issued the statement that the performers were reimagining a bacchanal, …
Evening Soup with Basement Joe, Vol II – Episode 97: Crime and Punishment and Pasta e Fagioli Political Satire: Having trouble surviving these times? You’re not alone. Join us in columnist John F. Di Leo’s exploration of an alternate universe, where we imagine the impossible: Joe Buckstop, an aging, corrupt old fool, somehow becomes president …
Political Satire: Having trouble surviving these times? You’re not alone. Join us in columnist John F. Di Leo’s exploration of an alternate universe, where we imagine the impossible: Joe Buckstop, an aging, corrupt old fool, somehow becomes president in his basement, and every night, an aide has to bring him his soup and discuss the …
For the past four years, as both America and the world have descended in a downward spiral, from prosperity and security to recession and risk, Joe Biden has been assigned much of the blame.
Political Satire: Having trouble surviving these times? You’re not alone. Join us in columnist John F. Di Leo’s exploration of an alternate universe, where we imagine the impossible: Joe Buckstop, an aging, corrupt old fool, somehow becomes president in his basement, and every night, an aide has to bring him his soup and discuss the …
In a presidential election year, we think, as always, about the issues. What should we do, what should we fix, how should things be?
In today’s episode, Joe Buckstop and his cook discuss crayons, paintings, and a bit of laundering…
Having trouble surviving these times? You’re not alone. Join us in columnist John F. Di Leo’s exploration of an alternate universe, where we imagine the impossible
Reflections on the anniversary of America’s most tragic duel… Early in the morning of July 11, 1804, the Vice President and the former Secretary of the Treasury stood on the Plain of Weehawken – a wild land in New Jersey, where the laws were different from civilized New York, across the water – and they …
In today’s episode, Joe Buckstop learns that his own appointees are trying to ban a key ingredient in his precious soups…
In today’s episode, Joe Buckstop has just returned from a trip when he’s asked some embarrassing questions about a certain running-mate and her staff…
“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.”
Political Satire: Having trouble surviving these times? You’re not alone. Join us in columnist John F. Di Leo’s exploration of an alternate universe, where we imagine the impossible: Joe Buckstop, an aging, corrupt old fool, somehow becomes president in his basement, and every night, an aide has to bring him his soup and discuss the …
By John F. Di Leo It is possible – not certain, but possible – that after this disastrous Presidential debate, the Democrats may get the old crook to withdraw from the race. I doubt it, but they might. And if that happens, and they go through the incredibly difficult process of coming to agreement on …